Burrowing animal, or a unit of measurement in chemistry

The answer to “Burrowing animal, or a unit of measurement in chemistry” in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Friday, August 7, 2026 is MOLE — a 4-letter word, and rung 3 of that day's ladder. Crossclimb is a word ladder, so this isn't just a trivia answer: MOLE has to fit both the clue and the one-letter chain running through the puzzle. Below you'll find why it fits, exactly where it sits in the ladder, and links to the day's other clues if more than one rung is giving you trouble.

“Burrowing animal, or a unit of measurement in chemistry” answer

The Crossclimb answer for “Burrowing animal, or a unit of measurement in chemistry” (Friday, August 7, 2026) is:

MOLE

You can also reveal it one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.

Why the answer is MOLE

From MODE you change the third letter of MODE from D to L to reach MOLE, then change the first letter of MOLE from M to H to get HOLE.

How MOLE fits the ladder

Crossclimb stacks 7 words where each one changes a single letter from the word above it. Here's the full ladder for August 7, 2026, with “Burrowing animal, or a unit of measurement in chemistry” highlighted:

MOLE sits at rung 3: from MODE you change the third letter of MODE from D to L to reach MOLE, then change the first letter of MOLE from M to H to get HOLE. Each neighbouring rung is exactly one letter away, which is how you can derive MOLE even if the clue alone stumps you — solve a neighbour and the single-letter rule points straight here.

More clues from this Crossclimb puzzle

Stuck on another rung? Here are the other clues from the August 7, 2026 ladder — tap any for its answer and where it sits in the chain:

• A system to encrypt words to send a secret message → CODE
• The most frequently appearing value in a data set → MODE
• Something that can be dug in the ground → HOLE
• Sharpen, as one’s skills → HONE

Want the whole ladder in one place, including the top and bottom words? The full August 7, 2026 solution is on that day's Crossclimb answers page, and today's live Crossclimb answers are always one tap from the main Crossclimb page.

About LinkedIn Crossclimb

Crossclimb is one of LinkedIn's daily games: solve short trivia clues to fill a ladder of words, where each word changes just one letter from the one above it, then order the rungs so the chain holds. Completing the middle rungs unlocks the top and bottom words, which are easier because they must fit the letters already in place. A new puzzle drops every day at midnight Pacific Time (3:00 a.m. Eastern), and it's free to play at LinkedIn Games. This was a Friday puzzle.

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